Admission to an Advanced Semester

You apply for your chosen degree program online. Your documents need to be uploaded in the online application portal. You can view the status of your application online at any time.

Admission to an advanced semester is selective for most of our degree programs. We can only admit applicants to an advanced semester if the selective degree program in question is not full. If the number of applicants is higher than the number of study places, both the progress made in your previous program and your performance are considered in the selection process.

For the application, we need your university entrance qualification in original form. Please note you probably have to submit a notarized copy to enroll.
Find out more about notarization.

If you have a German citizenship and obtained your qualification abroad, you usually need to submit a notarized copy of the document issued by the Department of Evaluation and Recognition which recognizes you qualification as equivalent to a German qualification. 
Find out more about the recognition of foreign qualifications

We have to be aware of all periods of study that you have completed in Germany. Please provide the relevant documents of proof as part of your application. For example:

• Enrollment Certificate
• Confirmation of disenrollment
• Transcript of records
• Enrollment verification certificate

If you have been enrolled in a degree program with similar content before in Germany, you must confirm that you are still eligible to take exams. For the application, this documents is only required if you have already studied at a German higher education institution in Germany.

If you are applying for admission to the second semester or a subsequent semester of a program (i.e. an advanced semester), you must submit proof from your current German higher education institution which confirms that you are still eligible to take the exams in the degree program. You also need to provide this confirmation if you have previously been enrolled at a higher education institution in Germany and are applying for a study place in the first semester of a similar degree program.

There is no standardized procedure for proving your eligibility. Some German institutions include a statement on the transcript of records which confirms that the student is eligible to take exams, whereas others issue a letter to confirm the student’s eligibility. We have created a document, provided below, which you can also use to confirm your eligibility.

You need a detailed, current curriculum vitae (CV).

Proof of language proficiency is required for the following bachelor's programs (further details are provided in this summary and the respective selection statutes):

• Business Administration
• Business Informatics
• Culture and Economy: English and American Studies
• Current English Linguistics and Literary Studies

Application is required for admission to our degree programs. If you are currently enrolled at the University of Mannheim and would like to change your degree program, you are still required to submit an application.

An aptitude test can help you choose the right degree program. However, no aptitude test is required for the application. You only need it once you have been admitted to a bachelor's program and would like to accept the study place. No test results are shown on this certificate. It merely proves that you have completed one of the necessary aptitude tests..

Please see the tests here:

1. “Was studiere ich?” aptitude test
   The “Was studiere ich” (what should I study?) aptitude test provided by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg will help you find out which degree program suits you best. You will receive a certificate of participation after completing the test.
   Was studiere ich?
2. SIT aptitude test
   We also accept proof of the SIT aptitude test (Studium-Interessentest) provided by the German Rectors' Conference.
3. Check-U
   The Federal Employment Agency offers the comprehensive  Check-U aptitude test.
4.  Aptitude test for prospective teachers
     If you would like to enrol for a degree program in Teacher Education or Economic and Business Education, you must submit the Lehrerorientierungstest (aptitude test for prospective teachers).
5. Online Self-Assessment (OSA) – OSA Psych
     In order to enrol in the bachelor's program in Psychology, uploading proof of the completed OSA-Psych is mandatory.

The information will be corrected in our database once we check your application. You do not need to delete the application and start again.

You can check the status in the online application portal.

The University of Mannheim is the first public higher education institution in Germany to align its academic calendar with the international academic year. The orientation weeks for first-year students and exchange students always take place in the week before the lecture period begins. View the academic calendar